Aniplex revealed a new promotional video for the new Inherit the Winds (Kaze wo Tsugumono) original TV anime series, confirming the anime’s January 2027 premiere. The staff also announced that Nichika Ōmori is joining the cast as the cat Kurosuke.
The Inherit the Winds anime will air during the “Agaru Anime” programming block on CBC, TBS, and 26 affiliate networks when it premieres in January 2027.
The cast of Inherit the Winds includes:
- Daisuke Sakuma (Snow Man member) as Jinsuke Tachikawa
- Yūki Kaji as Sōji Okita
- Aoi Yūki as Hyōgo Koganei
- Kōki Uchiyama as Hijikata Toshizō
- Yūichi Nakamura as Kondō Isami
A four-panel manga adaptation will launch on Star Seas Company’s Twi4 (Tsuiyon) X (formerly Twitter) account in 2026. Matsuri Muramatsu will draw the Inherit the Winds manga.
Yutaka Narui and Aniplex are in charge of the original story with cooperation by Azuki Mashiba. Tomohiro Kawamura directs the anime at Live2D Creative Studio and Drive Inc. Narui is writing the scripts, Fumi Ebina is the character designer, and Shigeru Kishida is composing the music.
The story of Inherit the Winds takes place in the Bakumatsu era in Kyoto. A soldier who lost his memories is helped by Shinsengumi member Sōji Okita. Okita names the soldier “Junsuke Tachikawa” and enlists them amongst the Mibu soldiers.
Inherit the Winds was first announced during Aniplex Online Fest 2025, alongside a new teaser trailer for the new feature-length film Rakuen Tsuihō -Expelled from Paradise- Kokoro no Resonance (Heart’s Resonance).
